Friday morning, 22 March 2002
7:30-8:30 Continential BreakfastSession I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)
Functional Morphology
chair: Alexander G. Cheroske / Species Distribution
chair: Linda Sedlacek / Human Impacts and Restoration
chair: David Eggleston / Feeding
chair: Melissa A. Tillack
8:30 / Functional morphology of antennular setae of scyllarid lobsters. Dolores Weisbaum* and Kari Lavalli / Small-scale spatial variability in harpacticoid emergence on a continental shelf. Linda Sedlacek* and David Thistle / Spawning and developmental success of horseshoe crabs in Jamaica Bay, NY: a highly disturbed urban estuary. Mark L. Botton,* Robert E. Loveland, and Tomio Itow / Differential dissolution and sorption of 234Th, 210Pb, and 7Be in deposit-feeder digestive fluids. David H. Shull* and Lawrence M. Mayer
8:45 / The design of the decapod claw: inferring closing force from claw mechanical advantage. Graeme M. Taylor* and Paul S. Schmidt / Distribution and abundance of zooplankton at three depth increments over a Florida coral reef. K. L. O’Neil,* K. B. Heidelberg, and K. P. Sebens / Anthropogenic impacts and plant/plant interactions. E. Irlandi,* M. Reiber, and K. Taplin / Lipid class and fatty acid profile of a benthic harpacticoid copepod, Heteropsyllus nunni; with a comparison of pelagic copepod lipid classes. Judith L. Williams*
9:00 / A vision in white . . . and blue?: flexibility in stomatopod color communication associated with different light environments. A. G. Cheroske* and T. W. Cronin / Size-class spatial distribution of the soldier crab Mictyris longicarpus Latreille. Francesca Rossi* / Mortality estimates of the southern bay scallop (Argopecten irradians concentricus), in the Gulf of Mexico. J. M. Greenawalt,* T. K. Frazer, and Stephanie R. Keller / Can whelks find food in flowing fluid?. Matthew C. Ferner* and Marc J. Weissburg
9:15 / Burrow ventilation by thalassinid shrimp from the northern Gulf of Mexico: mechanics of effluent plumes and effects on benthic communities. Christopher Finelli* / Spatial and temporal distribution of life history variants in the red alga, Mastocarpus papillatus. Janna Fierst,* Janet Kübler, and Steve Dudgeon / Long-term changes in intertidal oyster reefs and the potential effects of boating activities. Raymond Grizzle,* Jamie Adams, and Linda Walters / Feeding methods of Balanus eburneus and Balanus amphitrite in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida. Melissa A. Tillack* and Lee F. Braithwaite
9:30 / Life history phases and the biomechanics of Chondrus crispus. E. Carrington,* S. P. Grace, and T. Chopin / Factors controlling the distribution of the green algal species Codium fragile at the Isles of Shoals. Adam C. Jones* and Larry G. Harris / The interacting effects of humans and nature on marine populations: hurricanes and fishing contribute to population decline in the blue crab. David B. Eggleston,* L. E. Etherington, and E. G. Johnson / Benefits and costs of fast food: feeding and growth of southern oyster drills, Stramonita haema-stoma (Gastropoda: Muricidae), on sabellariid worm reefs. J. T. Watanabe* and C. M. Young
9:45 / Reconfiguration in intertidal Chondrus crispus Stackhouse. Michael L. Boller* and Emily Carrington / Spatial displacement of the snail Melampus bidentatus by a sympatric salt marsh snail. Sarah Lee* and Brian Silliman / Fishing pressure and the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus: reproductive consequences. D. L. Wolcott,* A. M. Carver, T. Wolcott, and A. H. Hines / Gut passage times in penaeid shrimp: differences between field and laboratory measurements and relevance to aquaculture. Jennifer Beseres* and Robert Feller
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
Friday morning, 22 March 2002
Session I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)Life History
chair: Mark Hay / Spatial Ecology
chair: John Vavrinec / Human Impacts and Restoration
chair: TBA / Feeding
chair: John D. Parker
10:30 / Fiddler crab fitness: exercise and the cost of sex. Bengt J. Allen* and Jeffrey S. Levinton / Mussel patch dynamics and spatial temporal heterogeneity. R. A. Coleman,* L. Benedetti-Cecchi, J. Paula, N. J. Frost, and S. J. Hawkins / Testing the effects of crab predation cues on enhancing clam restoration efforts. Lindsay Whitlow,* William Walton, and Beth Walton / Dietary preference for leaves of the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) as measured by leaf damage and by mangrove tree crab (Aratus pisonii) gut contents. A. A. Erickson,* M. Saltis, S. S. Bell, and C. J. Dawes
10:45 / Fitness consequences of prey depletion for the common goby, Pomatoschistus microps. Angus C. Jackson,* Simon D. Rundle, and Martin J. Attrill / Factors determining the composition of infaunal beach communities at large scales. M. T. Frost, M. J. Attrill, A. A. Rowden / Sustainability of a new mechanical clam harvesting rotation plan to manage the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) fishery in North Carolina. Eileen M. Vandenburgh,* Charles H. Peterson, Sean P. Powers, and Patricia L. Murphey / Foraging ecology of Herring Gulls (L. argentatus) and Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) in New England. Michelle Rome* and Julie C. Ellis
11:00 / Tough decisions—having sex or being dinner: the dilemma for some tropical seaweeds. Mark E. Hay* and Julia Kubanek / Marine macroecology: evidence from patterns in soft sediment fauna in the UK. Andy Foggo* / Estimation of expectation and uncertainty of augmented fish production of artificial reef. Sean P. Powers,* Jonathan H. Grabowski, Charles H. Peterson, and William J. Lindberg / Does preferential herbivory of manatee grass over turtle grass explain zonation of these two species in seagrass beds adjacent to the Belize barrier reef? E. J. von Wettberg,* A. H. Altieri, E. W. Boyd, M. D. Lage, C. P. Mullan, B. R. Silliman, Y. Toyanaga, and M. D. Bertness
11:15 / Fitness consequences of allorecognition-mediated agonistic interactions in the colonial hydroid Hydractinia [GM]. D. L. Ferrell* / Pen shell community patterns and assemblage: local and regional dynamics. Pablo Munguía* / Ecological impacts of artificial structures in estuaries. Fabio Bulleri* / Predation on seeds of seagrasses by a tanaid crustacean Zeuxo sp.: impact on seed production of Zostera marina and Zostera caulescens. Masahiro Nakaoka*
11:30 / The effect of substrate abundance on oviposition behavior and the consequences of communal egg-laying in the apple murex snail, Phyllonotus pomum. Cheryl A. Swanson* / Do regional assembly rules determine the structure of coral reef assemblages in the Indo-Pacific Ocean?. Camilo Mora,* Paul Chittaro, and Peter Sale / Assessing the roles of habitat complexity and scale in oyster reef restoration. Mark Luckenbach,* P. G. Ross, Alan Birch, Stephanie Bonniwell, and Susan Spears / Specialization on Spartina alterniflora by a detritivorous amphipod. John D. Parker,* Mark E. Hay, and Joseph P. Montoya
11:45 / Indiscriminate fusion of swimming sponge larvae. Katie E. McGhee* / Spatial and temporal complexity in the progression and perpetuation of alternate algal states
John Vavrinec,* Robert S. Steneck, Douglas C. McNaught / Infaunal colonization and succession in a 21-acre disturbance: the creation of the Friendship marsh. S. Moseman,* C. Forder, and L. Levin
12:00-13:30 Lunch
Friday afternoon, 22 March 2002
Session I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)Fertilization, Spawning, and Settlement
chair: TBA / Symbionts
chair: TBA / Ecosystem
chair: Lulien Lartigue / Spiny Lobsters
chair: Mark J. Butler
13:30 / Fertilization success on a surface brooding gorgonian. Howard R. Lasker* / Digestive symbionts of the fiddler crab Uca pugnax: who, where, and why? Lara K. Gulmann* and Lauren S. Mullineaux / Consumer regulation of marsh primary production. Brian Reed Silliman* and Mark Bertness / Everglades restoration and the effects of changing salinity on hard-bottom communities in Florida Bay. Mark J. Butler,* Scott Donahue, and Tom Dolan
13:45 / The effect of pre-settlement factors on life history patterns in red algae (Rhodophyta). Casey Terhorst,* Janna Fierst, Janet Kübler, and Steve Dudgeon / Star-crossed sponges: the sponge-brittlestar association between Callyspongia vaginalis and Ophiothrix lineata. Timothy P. Henkel* and J. R. Pawlik / Linking habitat change and nutrient dynamics: comparison of food webs and nitrogen fluxes in burrowing shrimp- and oyster-dominated habitats. Theodore H. DeWitt* and Peter M. Eldridge / Quarantined! Ecological ramifications of disease in the caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus. Donald C. Behringer, Jr.*, Mark J. Butler IV, and Jeffery D. Shields
14:00 / Influence of secondary metabolites from Caribbean sponges on bacterial surface colonization. Sarah R. Kelly* and Joseph R. Pawlik / Hitchhiking hydroids: assessing the relationship between the coquina clams Donax and the hydroid Lovenella gracilis. Joanne R. Dougherty* and Michael P. Russell / Measuring microphytobenthic production and consumption using a spectrophotometric method. A. L. Dunsmuir* and J. Cebrian / Marine reserves in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: are they protecting spiny lobsters?. Carrollyn Cox* and John H. Hunt
14:15 / Responses of juvenile and adult Streblospio benedicti (Spionidae) to chemical cues bound to glass microbeads H. K. Mahon* and D. M. Dauer / Mining biodiversity: molecular profiles of eubacterial associates of Caribbean marine sponges. Jose V. Lopez,* Cheryl L. Peterson, P. J. McCarthy, Holly Page, T. Pitts, and Shirley A. Pomponi / The relationship between surface water nutrients, seagrasses and their associated epiphytes along Florida’s central gulf coast. S. R. Keller,* J. M. Greenawalt, and T. K. Frazer / The impact of sponge loss and recovery on the florida bay benthic community
Michael J. Childress*
14:30 / Are we chronically underestimating the abundance of lobster postlarvae? Eric R. Annis,* Ruth Howell, and Robert S. Steneck / Possible sources for symbiont variation within the genus Aiptasia over time and space. Meredith Dorner,* Scott Santos, Gemma May, and Mary Alice Coffroth / An ecophysiological approach to understanding patterns of nitrate reduction in estuarine macroalgae. Julien Lartigue* and Tim D Sherman / Behavior of grouped spiny lobsters, Palinurus argus, under attack by piscine predators, Balistes capriscus. K. L. Lavalli,* W. F. Herrnkind, M. Childress, and A. Evans
14:45 / Control of hatching in an estuarine crab: hatching program in the embryo, and a few chemicals as an analog of the “hatching-program inducing substance (HPIS)." M. Saigusa* and H. Ikeda / The variable effects of suspension feeders and nutrient enrichment on phytoplankton biomass in intertidal pools on Swan’s Island, Maine. Elizabeth T. Methratta*
Friday afternoon, 22 March 2002
Alphabetical index to poster session
Saturday morning, 23 March 2002
7:30-8:30 Continental breakfastSession I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)
Blue Crab Ecology
chair: Thomas G. Wolcott / Environmental Effects
chair: Steve Jury / Coral Reef Disease, Bleaching, and Stress
chair: Joseph R. Pawlik / Species Distribution
chair: Cliff Cunningham
8:30 / Population dynamics and movement patterns of blue crabs in estuarine salt marshes. Eric G. Johnson* and David B. Eggleston / Ecological consequences of El-Niño Southern Oscillation to coral reef Foraminifera. F. Kelmo* and M. Attrill / Redwoods of the reef? Demography of the Caribbean barrel sponge Xestospongia muta. Joseph R. Pawlik* / Physiology in the field: large and small-scale gradients of photosynthetic performance in fucoid algae M. Lamote, Y. Lemoine, and L. E. Johnson.*
8:45 / Environmental cues and secondary dispersal of blue crabs. Nathalie B. Reyns* and David B. Eggleston / Catastrophic disturbance, ecosystem degradation, and population phase shifts in Chesapeake Bay. Romuald N. Lipcius* and Rochelle D. Seitz / Is mucus a primary means of ultraviolet radiation protection in reef building corals?. S. A. Schopmeyer* and D. F. Gleason / Discrimination of fish from mangroves and reefs using otolith microchemistry. Paul M. Chittaro*
9:00 / Selective tidal-stream transport behavior of ovigerous blue crabs Callinectes sapidus: role of circatidal activity rhythms. Richard A. Tankersley,* Richard B. Forward, Jr., and Patricia N. Pochelon / Effects of hemichordate bioturbation on infaunal abundance and composition on a sandflat in southeastern North Carolina. Troy Alphin,* Martin Posey, and David Wells / Modeling the effects of chronic increases in seawater temperature on the population biology of reef corals. Peter J. Edmunds* / To drill or not to drill? Ecology and evolution of a latitudinally variable predator-prey interaction. Eric Sanford,* Melissa S. Roth, Glenn C. Johns, and George N. Somero
9:15 / Ultrasonic telemetry of blue crab nocturnal ebb-tide transport near a barrier island inlet. Sarah D. Carr,* Richard A. Tankersley, James L. Hench, Richard B. Forward, Jr., and Richard A. Luettich, Jr. / The effect of dynamic hypoxia on the movement patterns and depth distribution of adult blue crabs within a highly eutrophic river. Geoffrey W. Bell,* David B. Eggleston, and Thomas G. Wolcott / Bleaching stress and photosensitivity in Amphistegina gibbosa, a reef-dwelling foraminifer. D. E. Williams,* P. Hallock, G. McRae, and D. Otis / Life at the edge: examination of the northern geographic range limit of an intertidal snail. S. E. Gilman*
9:30 / Entrainment of the larval release rhythm of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, by step changes in salinity and the light:dark cycle. Tracy A. Ziegler,* Richard A. Tankersley, and Patricia Pochelon / The influence of temperature on activity and density relative to catch per unit effort in lobster traps. Steve Jury,* Walter Golet, Hunt Howell, and Win Watson / How will warming temperatures affect a gorgonian–coral-pathogen system? Experiments with the sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina)–Aspergillus interaction. Jessica R. Ward,* Drew Harvell, and Kiho Kim / Ice age kelp forests: climate-driven changes in kelp forest distribution and productivity since the last glacial maximum. Michael H. Graham*
9:45 / Migration of adult female blue crabs—do they smoke after mating?
Thomas G. Wolcott,* Donna L. Wolcott, Heather V. Turner, and Anson H. Hines / Antioxidant response of Leiostomus xanthurus (spot) to hypoxia
Rebecca Cooper,* Lisa Clough, Mary Farwell, and Terry West / Size-specific rates and magnitude of inducible antifungal defense in gorgonian sea fans
Laura Petes* and Drew Harvell / A research coordination network to study the historical ecology of the trans-Atlantic marine biota. Cliff Cunningham*
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
Saturday morning, 23 March 2002
Session I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)Plant and Animal Dispersal
chair: Susan Bell / Nutrient Uptake and Effects
chair: Joseph Staton / Hybridization and Coral Reproduction and Speciation
chair: David B. Carlon / Community Ecology
chair: Steve Dudgeon
10:30 / Seed dispersal and landscape-scale dispersal limitation in the cobble beach plant metacommunity. Jacqueline L. P. Gamiño,* Margaret A. Dolan, and John F. Bruno / Analysis of Biscayne Bay sediments: do benthic Foraminifera of the bay reflect trace metal contamination? A. M. Hoare,* P. Hallock Muller, B. H. Lidz, C. D. Reich, and E. A. Shinn / Asymmetric gametic incompatibility between the blue mussels Mytilus edulis and Mytilus trossulus. Christin T. Slaughter,* Paul D. Rawson, and Phil O. Yund / How big is big enough? Modeling the establishment of alternative states on rocky intertidal shores in the Gulf of Maine. Peter S. Petraitis* and Steve Dudgeon
10:45 / Desiccation resistance during the sea-to-land transition in the land hermit crab postlarva. Renae Brodie* / Effect of salinity variation and pesticide exposure on an estuarine harpacticoid copepod, Microarthri-dion littorale (Poppe), in the south-eastern US. J. L. Staton,* N. V. Schizas, S. L. Klosterhaus, R. J. Griffitt, G. T. Chandler, and B. C. Coull / Hybrid resistance in the tropical Pacific soft coral Sinularia maxima x S. polydactyla: chemical and structural defenses. Marc Slattery, Valerie J. Paul, and Robert Thacker / The when, where and why of alternative states in rocky intertidal landscapes. Steve Dudgeon,* Christin Slaughter, and Peter S. Petraitis
11:00 / Dispersal and recruitment in terrestrial versus marine environments: the benthos is not just an underwater landscape. C. Ashton Drew* and David B. Eggleston / The effects of zinc on arm regeneration rates and tissue development patterns in the brittlestars Ophiothrix angulata and Amphipholis gracillima. Rosemary E. Hall* and Steve E. Stancyk / Reproductive isolation among the Montastraea annularis species complex. Don R. Levitan* and Nancy Knowlton / Inclusion of facilitation into ecological theory, models, and paradigms. John F. Bruno,* John J. Stachowicz, Mark D. Bertness
11:15 / Seagrass dispersal: seeds, sediments, and serendipity. S. S. Bell,* M. S. Fonseca, Margaret O. Hall, Kamille Hammerstrom, W. J. Kenworthy, P. Whitfield, and M. Finkbeiner / Nutrient limitation of benthic macrophytes in the upper Florida Keys: an in-situ nutrient enrichment experiment. Meredith Ferdie* and James W. Fourqurean / Incipient speciation across a depth gradient in the tropical coral Favia fragum. D. B. Carlon* and A. F. Budd / Shifts in wetland community composition across estuarine salinity gradients: physical and biological determinants. Caitlin Mullan,* Mark Bertness, and Brian Silliman
11:30 / Fragments of the seagrasses Halodule wrightii and Halophila johnsonii as potential recruits in Indian River Lagoon, Florida. L. M. Hall,* M. D. Hanisak, and R. W. Virnstein / Biogeochemical controls on the stable C and N isotopic composition of marine sponges in the Florida Keys. J. B. Weisz,* M. Southwell, C. S. Martens, and N. Lindquist / Sex expression of a Caribbean coral, Porites astreoides. S. Tso* and D. F. Gleason / Soft-bottom benthic assemblages associated to intertidal boulder fields: testing for generality of patterns across time and space. J. J. Cruz*
11:45 / Movement of the green sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, within three subtidal habitats of the Gulf of Maine. Kristine E. Faloon* and C. E. Siddon / Hydrodynamic characterization of shoal communities in Florida Bay: implications for nutrient uptake
Chris D. Cornelisen* and Florence I. M. Thomas / Biodiversity of Bear Seamount, New England seamount chain: results of exploratory trawling. J. A. Moore,* M. Vecchione, K. E. Hartel, B. B. Collette, J. K. Galbraith, R. Gibbons, M. Turnipseed, M. Southworth, and E. Watkins
12:00-13:30 Lunch
Saturday afternoon, 23 March 2002
Session I (Superior) / Session II (Michigan) / Session III (Okeechobee 1) / Session IV (Okeechobee 2)Larval Dispersal and Recruitment
chair: Kevin B. Johnson / Predation
chair: TBA / Coral Reefs
chair: Richard B. Aronson / Community Ecology
chair: Lisa Levin
13:30 / Using automated sampling equipment and estuary scale modeling to investigate the physical-biological coupling of larval transport. J. F. Hamilton,* R. B. Whitlatch, and R. W. Osman / Spiny lobsters: a model for horn development in ceratopsian dinosaurs. Samuel F. Tarsitano,* Kari L. Lavalli, Francis Horne, and David Rodriguez / Water flow effects on energetics of the scleractinian coral Agaricia tenuifolia in Belize. Kenneth P. Sebens,* Brian Helmuth, Emily Carrington, and Brad Agius / Variation in consumer interactions: the roles of multiple predators and time. Christopher E. Siddon* and Jon D. Witman
13:45 / Where have all the larvae gone? Inferring patterns of larval dispersal in an intertidal crab using microsatellite markers. Robert J. Toonen / Anti-predation strategies in marine worms: to hide or be distasteful, that is the question. C. E. Kicklighter* and M. E. Hay / Scale-dependent effects of flow on coral reef primary production. Robert C. Carpenter* / Trophic interactions between bacteria and meiofauna in the Gulf of Mexico deep-sea: sink or link for carbon secondary production?. J. Baguley,* P. Montagna, L. Hyde, J. Deming, and S. Carpenter
14:00 / Avoiding offshore transport of competent larvae during upwelling events: the case of the gastropod Concholepas concholepas in Central Chile . Elie Poulin,* Alvaro T. Palma, Diego Narvaez, Sergio A. Navarrete, and Juan C. Castilla / Hydroid defenses against predators: importance of secondary metabolites vs. nematocysts. R. Channing Jones,* John J. Stachowicz, and NielsLindquist / The results of monitoring hard corals restored following the installation of telecommunication cables off Hollywood, Florida. Donald R. Deis* / Food-web structure in introduced and native mangrove communities; a Hawaii-Puerto Rico comparison. A. W. J. Demopoulos,* L. A. Crawford, and C. R. Smith
14:15 / Brachyuran megalopal availability in the Lower Cape Fear River estuary. Russell W. Barbour,* Martin H. Posey, Troy D. Alphin / Effects of predator presence on nematocyst uptake in the nudibranch Flabellina verrucosa in the southern Gulf of Maine. Kinsey Frick* / When bad things happen to a good reef: multiple disturbances and the recent history of Channel Cay, Belize. W. F. Precht* and R. B. Aronson / Sliding baselines, stealth predators, and cascading impacts to functional responses in Gulf of Maine benthic communities. Larry G. Harris*
14:30 / Photoresponses of Müller’s larvae of the flatworm Maritigrella crozieri. Kevin B. Johnson* and Richard B. Forward, Jr. / Attack and avoidance behavior during attempted cannibalism by blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in the laboratory. Linda L. Stehlik* and Carol J. Meise / The coral that dies beneath the waves: species turnover on Caribbean reefs during the last 3,000 years. R. B. Aronson,* W. F. Precht, I. G. Macintyre, T. J. T. Murdoch, and C. M. Wapnick / Green turtle grazing: effects on structure and productivity in seagrass beds. Kathleen Moran* and Karen Bjorndal
14:45 / Do more oyster larvae settle in rough neighborhoods?: The influence of small-scale topography on oyster recruitment. M. Lisa Kellogg* and Rita B. J. Peachey / Is shell color polymorphism in Littorina obtusata influenced by selective predation by crabs?. Lauralyn Dyer* / Can trophic interactions drive salt marsh succession? Using restoration and invasion research to untangle the trophic web. L. Levin,* T. Talley, P. McMillan, C. Neira, G. Mendoza, S. Moseman, C. Forder, C. Whitcraft, C. Currin, R. Michener
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
Saturday afternoon, 23 March 2002